What color is #493D4E?

#493D4E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #493D4E?

The RGB value is 73, 61, 78: 73 red, 61 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #493D4E?

The complementary color is #424E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #493D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#493D4E color

#493D4E rgb(73, 61, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #493D4E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 23.9% green and 30.6% blue (73, 61, 78).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#493D4E color codes

HEX	`#493D4E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 61, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 23.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 22%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, 8.89, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 12.2, 316.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.791, 5.304, 7.925)`
Decimal	`4799822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #493D4E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #493D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#493D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #493D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #493d4e; }
.text { color: #493d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #493d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 61 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #493d4e, #4e3d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #493D4E?: #493D4E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #493D4E?: The RGB value is 73, 61, 78: 73 red, 61 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #493D4E?: The complementary color is #424E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #493D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.